by ginger | Jan 22, 2015 | Gene Wiki, open science, sulab, wiki, wikipedia
Wikipedia is probably the most current, extensive, and accessible knowledge base available. Currently, there are over 10,000 Wikipedia entries for human genes of interest thanks to the Gene Wiki project and the contributions of the dedicated and altruistic Wikipedia...
by ginger | Aug 6, 2014 | crowdsourcing, GENE journal, Gene Wiki, open science, publications, review articles, sulab, wiki
Did you know you can update your favorite gene on Wikipedia and get a review article published while you’re at it? Here’s what you need to know about the GENE/Gene Wiki partnership: What is it? The goal of the Gene Wiki is to create a comprehensive...
by Andrew Su | Jul 9, 2014 | BioGPS, crowdsourcing, Gene Wiki, jobs, mygene.info, recruiting, research
Several months ago I put out a call for postdocs applicants. Combined with other recruiting efforts, the lab has grown with several new positions — two postdocs (starting in the fall, and more upcoming interviews), our Scientific Outreach Program Manager, and an...
by ginger | Jul 2, 2014 | crowdsourcing, Gene Wiki, science, sulab, wiki, wikipedia, wisdom of the crowd, work
Professor Murray Jennex is an information systems whiz. He would start his classes on Information Security and Decision Support Systems with an open and frank discussion on relevant current affairs. During one of these discussions he raised a question regarding the...
by Andrew Su | Apr 15, 2014 | BioGPS, crowdsourcing, games, Gene Wiki, jobs, recruiting
In addition to recruiting for new postdoctoral associates, my group also just posted an ad for a Scientific Outreach Program Manager. What exactly is a Scientific Outreach Program Manager? In truth, we’re not completely sure. What we do know is that our lab...
by Andrew Su | Sep 5, 2013 | citizen science, crowdsourcing, Gene Wiki, GeneWikiRenewal, mark2cure
This is the fifth and final blog post in a series on our Gene Wiki renewal. More details below. Crowdsourcing is all about motivating large groups of individuals to collaboratively achieve some shared vision. For example, the Wikipedia crowd primarily uses...
